The ROYAL PLUS from PRO-KEDS are another shoe also considered to have brought to popularity by Hiroshi. This model was originally developed as a basketball shoe. Hiroshi wore the shoes for basketball club when he was a junior high school student. “At that time, sneakers from overseas had a novelty to them regardless of the brand. My generation grew up reading “Popeye” magazine, so I had a strong yearning for American brands.” ROYAL PLUS’s produced in Colombia were especially famous, but PRO-KEDS closed their plant in Colombia in 1996. Models sold before that time are referred to as “Last Colombia”. There is strong competition among enthusiastic fans to get these shoes.”